Girls Latin School - Liber Annalis Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Girls' Latin School THE ART CLUB Four years ago, the .Art Club was established to supply training and en- joymcnt for many eager art-starved Girls' Latin School girls. To this depart- ment of the Athenian Club they came to learn the practical and aesthetic phases of art. There were two divisions: the drawing and painting group, which met once a week to do designs, still life, and sketches of human poses: the crafts group, which also met once a week, to accomplish a great deal in cutting metal bracelets and paper knives, painting bowls, and making plaques. In March the Club held its first spring carnival, which raised a substantial fund for buying art materials. And, towards the end of May, an exhibition and tea, to which the faculty and the relatives and friends of members were in- vited, was held in Collins Hall. Our Art Club is one of the most active branches of the Athenian Club. Long may its paint brushes wave! THE DRAMATIC DEPARTMENT The Dramatic Department has always been one of the most popular branches of the Athenian Club. It offers excellent training in voice, expression, gesture, and acting for those who are interested in dramatics. Every other year the club presents an important play for which all the members of the three upper classes have an opportunity to try out. This year, being the year for the operetta, we put on two small plays for the members of the club only: Priscilla Alden's Tale, a Thanksgiving play, which was pro- duced by the fifth and sixth classses under the direction of Dorothea Levenson: and Uplifting Sadie, a gay, rollicking comedy, put on by the third and fourth classes, headed by Catherine Healy. The Dramatic Department is very proud of one of last year's outstanding members, Beatrice Belis, who won a scholarship at the annual try-outs given by the dramatic section of the New England Conservatory. We are competing again this year and hope that some lucky member of our school will win again. May the Dramatic Department continue its fine work and help to put many more young and aspiring artists on the road to success. THE LITERARY SECTION The members of the Literary Section are few, thus making the meetings informal and pleasant. We meet approximately once a month to discuss lit- erary subjects of common interest. We have treated Cnot too deeplyj such widely diversified subjects as Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the tales of the Wagnerian operas. Under our prying noses have also come Good-bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton and a history of the Tris- tram legends, and we were delighted one day to have Miss Tahmizian read to us from Edwin Arlington Robinson's 'lTristram. We have even gone back to ancient times-just far enough to discuss the Greek tragedies. After the regu- lar meeting is over, we sit and talk, sometimes about books. sometimes about anything. Altogether we have had some very enjoyable afternoons. CPage Sixty-fourj

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Class of 1937 THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATURE CLUB This year the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Club had a fairly large mem- bership, composed chiefly of girls of the lower classes. Monthly meetings were held during which the members discussed different interesting topics of nature. Following these talks, the girls played games. Through the year several hikes were taken to the Blue Hills and to the Arboretum. All in all, the club has had a successful year. THE RED CROSS During the year Girls' Latin School has lent its aid to the Red Cross by collecting about forty dollars for general Red Cross work, by making thirty dolls, by filling thirty boxes of toys as gifts for children abroad, and by col- lecting forty dollars for flood sufferers. Besides these activities the organiza- tion of the school has given its assistance to the annual school Thanksgiving project of distributing dinners, and has carried on a sale of Christmas cards for a scholarship fund. The generous cooperation of the entire school has been the main factor in making these worthy undertakings successful. THE GLEE CLUB The season of 1936-1937 has been one of great activity for the members of the Cilee Club. After much deliberation a cast which proved its worth at a later date, was chosen for the climactic performance of the school year-our operetta, Riding Down the Sky, Under the competent leadership of Mr. Drake, this musical entertainment surpassed the highest expectations of the committee: and was, in short, an out- standing success. Despite inclement weather on the day scheduled for the oper- etta, a week's delay only made chorus and cast give a superb and more polished production. At various times during the year, notably at Christmas, the school as- semblies have heard the special chorus sing numbers appropriate to the occasion. Every girl who has participated in either the operetta or regular weekly rehearsal knows that only under Mr. Drake's guidance could the chorus have had as much satisfaction in giving pleasure to their schoolmates. QPage Sixty-fivej